level playing field
noun
: a state in which conditions in a competition or situation are fair for everyone
He wants the government to revise the tax code to provide a level playing field for all companies.
Examples of level playing field in a Sentence
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Murtha said this is necessary to maintain a level playing field for U.S. brands and retailers that will incur the cost of funding the PRO—and potentially be forced to raise prices to offset those costs.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
Slack alleged that Microsoft (MSFT) had given Teams, which offers messaging, calling and video meetings, an unfair advantage by automatically including it with its Office software and thereby denying Slack an opportunity to compete on a level playing field.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 25 June 2024
Thus far Trump has been denied that level playing field in this case, and he and his voters are entitled to the full appellate process before the election.
—Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
This helps put big companies and small companies on a level playing field.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
The system groups schools by enrollment, creating a level playing field for schools that have a semi-equal number of athletes being able to participate in athletics.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2024
The transition to a competitive electoral system began in the 1990s, when civil society and opposition politicians pressed for reforms that would assure free and fair elections by establishing a level playing field for all parties and limiting the power of the executive to influence the outcome.
—Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
The Federal Communications Commission voted to reestablish the Obama-era policy that ensured a level playing field for all internet traffic, reversing a Trump Administration repeal.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024
Long-term and strategic policy support sends a strong demand signal to producers and investors and supports a level playing field between alternative and conventional jet fuel.
—Bykiri Hannifin, Fortune, 5 June 2024
Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
Slack alleged that Microsoft (MSFT) had given Teams, which offers messaging, calling and video meetings, an unfair advantage by automatically including it with its Office software and thereby denying Slack an opportunity to compete on a level playing field.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 25 June 2024
Thus far Trump has been denied that level playing field in this case, and he and his voters are entitled to the full appellate process before the election.
—Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
This helps put big companies and small companies on a level playing field.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
The system groups schools by enrollment, creating a level playing field for schools that have a semi-equal number of athletes being able to participate in athletics.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2024
The transition to a competitive electoral system began in the 1990s, when civil society and opposition politicians pressed for reforms that would assure free and fair elections by establishing a level playing field for all parties and limiting the power of the executive to influence the outcome.
—Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
The Federal Communications Commission voted to reestablish the Obama-era policy that ensured a level playing field for all internet traffic, reversing a Trump Administration repeal.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024
Long-term and strategic policy support sends a strong demand signal to producers and investors and supports a level playing field between alternative and conventional jet fuel.
—Bykiri Hannifin, Fortune, 5 June 2024
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“Level playing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20playing%20field. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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